Controversy seems to follow Emmanuel Adebayor everywhere he goes, and so it is only fitting that he should be linked with his former employer’s Arsenal’s local rivals, Tottenham Hotspur. The Togolese striker is currently on loan at Real Madrid from Manchester City, and with the Lilywhites obvious troubles up front, is signing the former Monaco forward worth the aggravation he will no doubt cause?
The former Gunners ace has proven his ability at the highest level, time and time again; averaging just over a goal every two games for the Gunners, and the same ratio for Manchester City. Adebayor has all the attributes of an ideal target man, very much like Peter Crouch, but the difference between the two is that Adebayor actually uses these attributes. The Togo star is strong in the air, holds up play and has a huge presence when in and around the final third.
The problem with Adebayor is that for every fantastic goal or entertainment he produces, there are always outspoken, controversial and blunt actions or comments. You have the infamous celebration against the Gunners, the ‘stamp’ on Robin Van Persie and the continual argument via the media with Roberto Mancini. It is these moments of madness that can overshadow a season, cost you a Cup Final or bring down a team’s morale, can Spurs really risk such an occurrence on their quest for Champions League football?
Liability or not, the fact of the matter Spurs are desperate for new faces in their frontline after the abysmal form of Defoe, Crouch and Pavlyuchenko this season. Yes Adebayor poses a risk, but what decision is football doesn’t? The knock down price that Adebayor will be available for, the guaranteed goals he will bring and yet another chance to get one over on Arsenal, after the success of Gallas, I think Spurs fans should embrace such a signing as Adebayor despite his ‘baggage’. Some of the games current greatest managers have seen real talent in big forward, and no doubt in true Adebayor style, he will endear himself to the White Hart Lane faithful, but for how long is a totally different question?
Written by Daniel Blazer for FootballFancast.com.
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we don’t need adebayo in guners
Man City won’t sell him to us. End of debate.